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DR. JOHNSON THE PROSCR~Pl IT'S
ELEC1'ED
"MOST P OPULAR"
HECKSAPOPPIN
PROFESSOR
TONIGHT
. .
Vol. 2. No. 26. Richmond Professional Institute, Collea:e of Wilham and Mar)' Frida)" March 28, 1941
ANNIE BERYL DRINKS OVALTINE ._-- --.
Brilliant Career Threatened By Lack Of Sleep;
Physician Orders A Bedtime Deadline-At 7 P. M.
I n a wh irl-wide campaign that involved a gr eat number of Ri-:-h­mond's
most influential res idents, Miss Annie Ber yl Gannett, an out­st
a nding senior a t t he Richmond Profess ional Ins titut e. voted as being
the "Wittiest" and h aving the "Best Persona lity" has been per­The
editors of T'l& ?roscript put their collective heads
together, a lld aftev adequate contempla tion, came up smil­ing,
a manuscript in hand. Like fa miliar pages· from one's
favorite album, her e a re presented the garlanded fourteen
- our selection of the personages who make R.P.I. a place
tl) write home from and about.
Most In Demand . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . Ann Muse
.' Mr. Graham Bell's favori te customer, who a ttempts t he
impossible by fWing three dates in one afternoon .
Most Magnanimous . . . .... . .. Virginia Delp
Combining an abundance of school s pirit with a sparkling
per sonality. ~eady, willing, and a ble a lways.
Most Facile .. . . . Mrs. Nelson Robins
I, ,------ --;
An impending international
crisis has recently been averted
by a deduction of amazing wit.
Rumor states that Gertrude
Stein declared empha tically
:hat "A worm is a worm, is a
worm, is a worm" _And to trunK
we ha ve been floundering for
t his solution sixty million sum­mel's!
Hence we know ... Hence
we bow. to genuis!
- N . W. B.
Hecks-A· Poppin
Pops Tonight
· ... Typically affable, approachable for advice on any situation, It's all for you and your delight!
no matter how involved. Rapidly becoming an R.P .I. institution. ~ IOf course your tickets have been
Most Tolerant. . . . . ... . ..... Sid Orr bought,
· .. , A friend easily acquired, and as easily retained. Tolerant to And you're excited at the thought!
a ll, and upset by nothing except the idea of hurting anyone's feelings, I If you've passed the box office by,
MM · D S J M C Don't give up and heave a sigh; ost agnettc . . . . . . . .. .. r. . . c oy I They'll still be sold inside t he
o ••• Whose classes are characterized by an electric, commanding
delivery which makes hours fly. A gentleman always; a scholar a lways. door,
And there's always room for just Most Impressive . ..... . Margaret Bevilaqua one more!
· . Who has only to make an appearance. Then yrtlU'll know I You'll be surprised at all the fun,
what we mean. So, come and join in with every-
Most Equitable. . .. . . . ... . .. . " Jean A rnold one.
A diminutive personage, who is more just and impartial Hidden talent has been found,
suaded to drink hot Oval tine and
to "retire each evening by 7 :30
o'clock.
The ci rcumstances leading up
to this spectacular change in diet
and schedule are shrouded in
mystery. It is r umored, however ,
that they came immediately after
she was pronounced "unfit to con­tinue
worl{,' by her foster-father
physician. An overloaded sched­ule
and too much out side work
were blamed for her pa llid color ­ing
and t he cir cles and bags which
a ppeared under her eyes last
week-end. Intimates also revealed
that her temperature at times
has risen one degree .
Attractive Miss Gannett was
also threatened with the exclusion
of her tentative summer-school
studies unless her health was im­proved.
She had planned a sum­mer
of study-pursuit at the Uni­versity
of North Carolina.
When interviewed at her bed­Side
(7:43 P. M .) Miss Gannett
declared, (quote) "Nuts to Oval­tme."
(Unquote>.
Hors d' Oeuvres
Or, Printed Here to Save Your
Turning to Page F our
than she is small. Talent we didn't know we had Rumor has it that members of
M OS! Benevolent . ... .. Miss L ouise Egleston around! the Art History class are compH·
· .. The Proscript's philanthropist. Also, North Carolina's gift Some Of our "Profs" just steal the mg a book of the witty sayings
to a Freshman's education. show, afford to miss t of the teacher. "Pieces of Junk,"'
M ost Subtle. . . ..... Mary Louise Evans You can't i, you It's to be called. And as if that
know!
pearance, ~~~e d~~~i~hisa~~a~~~~~iz:ilf~n.the serenity of her t otal ap· We'll see you there-so DON'T wasn't enough excitement, Sarah"
be late, Brockenbrough decomposed a rat
Most R estrained . ... . .. . . . . Marian R osser
· . . , A nicer, friendlier person in her own quiet way would be
hard to find.
Most Vibrant ..... . . . .. . . Catherine Curtis
. . . Energetic, exuberant-abounding with a rea.l enthusiasm
for all of R.P.I .'s activities. A jitterbug at heart.
Most Naive . . .Ernestine Jones
· . . . Capa ble of k eeping one in s ti tches in her Q\.vn homey
warm way.
Most Succinct .. . . .. . . .... .. . Gray Chenault
· . . . Who heads our list of people with a purpose, people who
ha ve something to say. and an individual way of saying it.
Most Gallant . .. . ... . . . . Dr. Curt Bondy
· . . . His cour tesy and politeness are u nequalled, and he never
fails to ba ve a friendly word for all those who work with him.
At 8:15 we'll close the gate! In the scrub tub of her palatial
mansion I' e c e n t I Y _ unarmed.
Brave, eh what? She also looks
cute and slummy in sculpture
class with that "chassis by F ishel'
(Carmen)."
HECKS-A -P OPPIN
8:15 Tonight
R .P.l. Gymnasium
* St dents: 25c
Others: 35c
J ack's delectable f I' a t p in
doesn't nestle on J. Schwab's
bosom no mo . .. Vivianne Grant
(Glamour to you ), speaking about
her la test boy friend: "He looks
like a cucumber. Sha peless except
for his wants!" Then, Ginny Car­ter
got tha t ride home, and
with . ..
One at our most brilliant wits,
Mar y Morrison, contributes thla:
(Continued on p age Four)
/'

Published by the students of the Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary (1940-1947); The Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute cooperating (1947-1955); Richmond Professional Institute of the Colege of William and Mary <1955-1962>; Richmond Professional Institute, Sept. 21, 1962-May 24, 1968; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 20, 1968-May 23, 1969.

DR. JOHNSON THE PROSCR~Pl IT'S
ELEC1'ED
"MOST P OPULAR"
HECKSAPOPPIN
PROFESSOR
TONIGHT
. .
Vol. 2. No. 26. Richmond Professional Institute, Collea:e of Wilham and Mar)' Frida)" March 28, 1941
ANNIE BERYL DRINKS OVALTINE ._-- --.
Brilliant Career Threatened By Lack Of Sleep;
Physician Orders A Bedtime Deadline-At 7 P. M.
I n a wh irl-wide campaign that involved a gr eat number of Ri-:-h­mond's
most influential res idents, Miss Annie Ber yl Gannett, an out­st
a nding senior a t t he Richmond Profess ional Ins titut e. voted as being
the "Wittiest" and h aving the "Best Persona lity" has been per­The
editors of T'l& ?roscript put their collective heads
together, a lld aftev adequate contempla tion, came up smil­ing,
a manuscript in hand. Like fa miliar pages· from one's
favorite album, her e a re presented the garlanded fourteen
- our selection of the personages who make R.P.I. a place
tl) write home from and about.
Most In Demand . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . Ann Muse
.' Mr. Graham Bell's favori te customer, who a ttempts t he
impossible by fWing three dates in one afternoon .
Most Magnanimous . . . .... . .. Virginia Delp
Combining an abundance of school s pirit with a sparkling
per sonality. ~eady, willing, and a ble a lways.
Most Facile .. . . . Mrs. Nelson Robins
I, ,------ --;
An impending international
crisis has recently been averted
by a deduction of amazing wit.
Rumor states that Gertrude
Stein declared empha tically
:hat "A worm is a worm, is a
worm, is a worm" _And to trunK
we ha ve been floundering for
t his solution sixty million sum­mel's!
Hence we know ... Hence
we bow. to genuis!
- N . W. B.
Hecks-A· Poppin
Pops Tonight
· ... Typically affable, approachable for advice on any situation, It's all for you and your delight!
no matter how involved. Rapidly becoming an R.P .I. institution. ~ IOf course your tickets have been
Most Tolerant. . . . . ... . ..... Sid Orr bought,
· .. , A friend easily acquired, and as easily retained. Tolerant to And you're excited at the thought!
a ll, and upset by nothing except the idea of hurting anyone's feelings, I If you've passed the box office by,
MM · D S J M C Don't give up and heave a sigh; ost agnettc . . . . . . . .. .. r. . . c oy I They'll still be sold inside t he
o ••• Whose classes are characterized by an electric, commanding
delivery which makes hours fly. A gentleman always; a scholar a lways. door,
And there's always room for just Most Impressive . ..... . Margaret Bevilaqua one more!
· . Who has only to make an appearance. Then yrtlU'll know I You'll be surprised at all the fun,
what we mean. So, come and join in with every-
Most Equitable. . .. . . . ... . .. . " Jean A rnold one.
A diminutive personage, who is more just and impartial Hidden talent has been found,
suaded to drink hot Oval tine and
to "retire each evening by 7 :30
o'clock.
The ci rcumstances leading up
to this spectacular change in diet
and schedule are shrouded in
mystery. It is r umored, however ,
that they came immediately after
she was pronounced "unfit to con­tinue
worl{,' by her foster-father
physician. An overloaded sched­ule
and too much out side work
were blamed for her pa llid color ­ing
and t he cir cles and bags which
a ppeared under her eyes last
week-end. Intimates also revealed
that her temperature at times
has risen one degree .
Attractive Miss Gannett was
also threatened with the exclusion
of her tentative summer-school
studies unless her health was im­proved.
She had planned a sum­mer
of study-pursuit at the Uni­versity
of North Carolina.
When interviewed at her bed­Side
(7:43 P. M .) Miss Gannett
declared, (quote) "Nuts to Oval­tme."
(Unquote>.
Hors d' Oeuvres
Or, Printed Here to Save Your
Turning to Page F our
than she is small. Talent we didn't know we had Rumor has it that members of
M OS! Benevolent . ... .. Miss L ouise Egleston around! the Art History class are compH·
· .. The Proscript's philanthropist. Also, North Carolina's gift Some Of our "Profs" just steal the mg a book of the witty sayings
to a Freshman's education. show, afford to miss t of the teacher. "Pieces of Junk"'
M ost Subtle. . . ..... Mary Louise Evans You can't i, you It's to be called. And as if that
know!
pearance, ~~~e d~~~i~hisa~~a~~~~~iz:ilf~n.the serenity of her t otal ap· We'll see you there-so DON'T wasn't enough excitement, Sarah"
be late, Brockenbrough decomposed a rat
Most R estrained . ... . .. . . . . Marian R osser
· . . , A nicer, friendlier person in her own quiet way would be
hard to find.
Most Vibrant ..... . . . .. . . Catherine Curtis
. . . Energetic, exuberant-abounding with a rea.l enthusiasm
for all of R.P.I .'s activities. A jitterbug at heart.
Most Naive . . .Ernestine Jones
· . . . Capa ble of k eeping one in s ti tches in her Q\.vn homey
warm way.
Most Succinct .. . . .. . . .... .. . Gray Chenault
· . . . Who heads our list of people with a purpose, people who
ha ve something to say. and an individual way of saying it.
Most Gallant . .. . ... . . . . Dr. Curt Bondy
· . . . His cour tesy and politeness are u nequalled, and he never
fails to ba ve a friendly word for all those who work with him.
At 8:15 we'll close the gate! In the scrub tub of her palatial
mansion I' e c e n t I Y _ unarmed.
Brave, eh what? She also looks
cute and slummy in sculpture
class with that "chassis by F ishel'
(Carmen)."
HECKS-A -P OPPIN
8:15 Tonight
R .P.l. Gymnasium
* St dents: 25c
Others: 35c
J ack's delectable f I' a t p in
doesn't nestle on J. Schwab's
bosom no mo . .. Vivianne Grant
(Glamour to you ), speaking about
her la test boy friend: "He looks
like a cucumber. Sha peless except
for his wants!" Then, Ginny Car­ter
got tha t ride home, and
with . ..
One at our most brilliant wits,
Mar y Morrison, contributes thla:
(Continued on p age Four)
/'